July 3rd, 1973

Born on July 3rd, 1973

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What happened on July 3rd, 1973?

July 3rd, 1973

David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour.

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July 3rd, 1973

British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a 17-month tour.

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What else happened on July 3rd?

July 3rd, 2013

General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.

July 3rd, 1979

U.S. president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding, authorizing the CIA to secretly aid the mujahideen in their fight against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

July 3rd, 1952

SS United States (pictured) departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic.

July 3rd, 1940

Second World War: The Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at Mers El Kébir, fearing that the ships would fall into Axis hands after the French–German armistice.

July 3rd, 1938

On the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.

July 3rd, 1863

Confederate forces were defeated by the Union Army on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (pictured), a turning point in the American Civil War.

July 3rd, 1778

American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed over 300 Patriots at the Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania.

July 3rd, 1754

French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.

July 3rd, 0324

Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Roman emperor Constantine the Great defeated his former colleague Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople.

July 3rd, 2013

President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is declared acting president until further elections are held.

July 3rd, 1996

British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.

July 3rd, 1988

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.

July 3rd, 1979

U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 3rd

Born on July 3rd, 1973

50

Patrick Wilson

American actor

*July 3rd, 1973, Norfolk

50

Mimi Miyagi

American pornographic actress

*July 3rd, 1973, Davao City

50

Adrian Aucoin

Ice hockey player

*July 3rd, 1973, Ottawa

50

Antonio Filippini

Italian footballer

*July 3rd, 1973, Brescia

50

Ólafur Stefánsson

Icelandic handball player

*July 3rd, 1973, Reykjavík

50

Paul Rauhihi

New Zealand rugby league footballer

*July 3rd, 1973, Porirua

39

Fyodor Tuvin

Russian footballer (1973-2013)

*July 3rd, 1973, Ivanovo †May 13th, 2013, Ivanovo

38

Jorge Andrés Boero

Argentine motorcycle racer

*July 3rd, 1973, San Carlos de Bolívar †January 1st, 2012, Mar del Plata

50

Owen H.M. Smith

Bahamian-American television producer, writer, actor and comedian

*July 3rd, 1973, Nassau

50

Mathew Bose

British actor

*July 3rd, 1973, London

50

Emma Cunniffe

Film, stage and television actress

*July 3rd, 1973, Chester

50

Jim Foronda

American actor

*July 3rd, 1973, Tennessee

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 3rd?

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

63

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

52

Julian Assange

Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

*July 3rd, 1971, Townsville

30

PartyNextDoor

Canadian R&B singer

*July 3rd, 1993, Mississauga

53

Audra McDonald

American actress and singer (born 1970)

*July 3rd, 1970, Berlin

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

54

Shawnee Smith

American actress

*July 3rd, 1969, Orangeburg

51

Darren O'Shaughnessy

Irish novelist

*July 3rd, 1972, London

36

Sebastian Vettel

German racing driver

*July 3rd, 1987, Heppenheim

59

Joanne Harris

British and French author

*July 3rd, 1964, Barnsley

61

Thomas Gibson

American actor and director

*July 3rd, 1962, Charleston

54

Mykel Shannon Jenkins

American actor

*July 3rd, 1969, Louisiana

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

23

Mikkel Damsgaard

Danish association football player

*July 3rd, 2000, Jyllinge

44

Regina Taufen

American voice actress and actress

*July 3rd, 1979, Wilmington

34

Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik

Cameroonian and French footballer

*July 3rd, 1989, Metz

40

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

*July 3rd, 1883, Prague †June 3rd, 1924, Kierling

Same year
Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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